9 weeks 5 days

I'm excited I'm almost to 10 weeks! For some reason it just seems a little more exciting to be in double digit weeks. My next appointment is December 2nd, only a week from Wednesday! I hope that we can hear the heartbeat with the doppler that day. I ordered a doppler from Amazon last week. It's from my mom for my birthday (which is December 12th!). I can't wait to get it and use it to hear our little baby!!! Time for the survey, but no picture this week.


How far along? 9 weeks, 5 days!
Total weight gain/loss: down 6 pounds total!
Maternity clothes? not yet!
Stretch marks? they were there long before I got pregnant!
Sleep: Yes please!!
Best moment this week: putting up our Christmas tree! I know it's not baby related, but this is my favorite time of year!
Movement: none that I can feel!
Food cravings: popcorn, and I've had my share over the past few days lol
Gender: no idea
Labor Signs: nope.
Belly Button in or out? still in.
What I miss: what it feels like to not be nauseated 24/7!
What I am looking forward to: Next doctor's appointment Dec. 2, hopefully we will be able to hear the heart beat on the doppler! I'm also looking forward to Thanksgiving!!!
Weekly Wisdom: don't let other moms tell you how you SHOULD feel. Don't they realize every pregnancy/experience is different!?
Milestones: making it to 10 weeks!

Sad day.

I had my first trimester blood work done today. They took 3 vials of blood and I had to pee in a cup for a urine culture. Unless something is wrong, I'll find out in 2 weeks at my next appointment how my labs look. Not too much going on here this week! Still nauseated at times, but the past few days seem to be getting better *knock on wood*.

On a very sad note, I had an extremely rough day at work yesterday. For those of you that don't know, I am an LPN at an assisted living facility. One of the residents went completely unresponsive yesterday and by the time I got to his room his face was blue. I have never seen someone like this in my 3 years of nursing, or 5 years of care-giving before that. Needless to say, I couldn't find a pulse & he wasn't breathing. I had 2 co-workers in there with me (they are medication aides, but CPR certified). I was the only LPN on duty. We called 911 and then started CPR. I have never had to do CPR on someone before, and I hope I NEVER have to do it again. I just had this gut feeling that this poor man was gone before we even started. We worked on him for almost 10 minutes before the paramedics got there. They worked on him for another 45 minutes doing CPR. They were able to shock his heart one time, but it didn't work. They had to intubate him and then they did transport him to the hospital. They worked on him for another 90 minutes there before turning off the life support. This man was 89 years old & one of the sweetest people I have ever known. His poor wife of 62 years is so lost without him. It completely breaks my heart. I have been very emotional since this happened, and I don't think I will be able to get over it anytime soon. Thankfully I don't have to go back to work until Sunday.

I am praying for his family and everyone who loved him.

Belly Pic

How far along? 8 weeks, 4 days!
Total weight gain/loss: not sure, will find out tomorrow at work.
Maternity clothes? not yet!
Stretch marks? they were there long before I got pregnant!
Sleep: I am exhausted constantly.
Best moment this week: Seeing our little baby again!
Movement: none that I can feel!
Food cravings: nothing really sounds good right now.
Gender: no idea
Labor Signs: nope.
Belly Button in or out? still in.
What I miss: feeling like myself! I have been very nauseated and completely exhausted! I am trying out the combination of B6 and unisom to help with the nausea. I took it last night and I slept for about 13 hours. I still feel kind of drowsy today!
What I am looking forward to: Next doctor's appointment Dec. 3, hopefully we will be able to hear the heart beat on the doppler!
Weekly Wisdom: Eat what you can, when you can!
Milestones: seeing the beautiful heartbeat on the ultrasound Wednesday! 170bpm!!

Great 2nd ultrasound!!

We had our dating ultrasound this morning to ensure baby is growing okay. It was AWESOME! The pictures are so crisp and clear. Baby caught up and measured 8 weeks 1 day which is exactly what it should be! The heart rate was 170 (hoping for a girl:)! C & I are just thrilled!!!

Great first appointment!

We had our first appointment & ultrasound this morning. It went great, minus feeling violated! Baby measured 7 weeks exactly, so 3 days behind what I thought. The doctor wants me to go back next week for another ultrasound to make sure the baby is growing properly. Ultrasound quality wasn't great, and this is a picture of the u/s pic taken on my cell phone.

Getting nervous

My first OB appointment is at 8:45 in the morning. I am so excited & nervous all at the same time. Given how I have been feeling, I am pretty certain that our little gummibear is growing strong, but I still have this fear that something will go wrong. I am trying to push those thoughts out of my head and hope for the best. I know it is out of my control and I have to trust that everything will happen the way it is supposed to. I pray that our little baby is safe and sound on the ultrasound tomorrow and that we will see him/her in about 7.5 months!!!